Girls’ Education South Sudan (GESS) is an inclusive programme that will transform the lives of a generation of children in South Sudan – especially girls and those in the margins of society– through education.
In 2021 there were 199,001 girls enrolled in Primary 1 (P1) but only 11,275 in Secondary 4 (S4). GESS is on a mission to change that. Here's how:
Behaviour Change Communication
Creating an enabling social-cultural environment for supporting girls’ education through social and behaviour change communication through radio and community outreach.
Learn more
Cash Transfers
Direct payments made to girls regularly attending school to help them buy things they need, and contribute to poverty reduction in the family and the community.
Learn more
Capitation Grants
Providing reliable funding to schools to remove registration fees for students and parents, reduce the cost of education and encourage families to send their children to school.
Learn more
Quality Education
Offering practical support to schools, teachers and education managers to improve the quality of education, decrease drop-out and repetition rates.
Learn more
Knowledge, Evidence, Research & Learning
Studying and understand more about the issues that prevent girls from going to school, staying in school and learning while at school.
Learn moreStories of Change
For over ten years, Girls’ Education South Sudan (GESS) has supported education in SouthSudan through various interventions, including cash transfers to schoolchildren, behaviour change communications activities (radio programming and community outreach activities), and capitation grants. Capitation grants are funds made available to public and communitybased schools to facilitate the running…
In an area that looks like an all-residential area comes the buzzing cheers and singingof school children. Surrounded by banana plantations and trees is Alpha Christian Academy, Nursery and Primary School. Located on the outskirts of Yambio town in Western Equatoria State, the school has semi-permanent structures, with one classroom…